Slanting Misery
Slanting Misery is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 394 m. White Rocks stands 1,019 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Fletcher Cliff, a cliff 4.4 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 5.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 394 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 13.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 16.1 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 17.4 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Overlook · 17 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 17 mi
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Short Mountain: 5.2 mi
- McLin Notch: 6.8 mi
- Butt of Newmans Ridge: 7.0 mi
- White Rocks: 7.3 mi
- Jabez Knob: 7.5 mi
- Thomas Walker Civic Park: 6.2 mi
- Sneedville City Park: 8.5 mi
- appartment playground: 8.6 mi
- Hancock Mid/High: 9.7 mi
- Big Sycamore Creek Boat Launch: 14.1 mi
- Vardy Presbyterian Church: 10.1 mi
- Mahala Mullins Cabin: 10.1 mi
- Tri-State Point: 17.4 mi
- NARROW: 20.4 mi
- Hawkeye Overlook: 20.6 mi
- Joseph Martin monument: 9.7 mi
- Martin's Station: 9.8 mi
- Bean Station Veterans Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Bean Station Original Site: 17.8 mi
- Clinchdale Farm: 18.7 mi
- Fletcher Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Shelton Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Hopson Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Howard Cliff: 18.9 mi
- Taylor Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Martins Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area: 12.3 mi
- Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 14.5 mi
- Stone Mountain Natural Area: 16.6 mi
- Poor Valley Creek: 17.3 mi
- Hancock County Welcome Center: 8.9 mi
- Bean Station History Museum: 17.0 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 22.7 mi
- Swift Museum: 23.0 mi
- Tate Spring: 16.8 mi
- Butchers Spring: 16.9 mi
- Rocky Spring: 17.1 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 21.3 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 18.4 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Slanting Misery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rocks | NW 323° | 1,019 m | 7.3 mi |
| Fox Knob | N 357° | 997 m | 15.1 mi |
| Grays Knob | NNE 16° | 973 m | 14.7 mi |
| Kitts Knob | NNE 31° | 959 m | 19.3 mi |
| Brush Mountain | WNW 295° | 954 m | 12.5 mi |
| Reynolds Mountain | NNW 337° | 952 m | 15.1 mi |
| Potato Knob | N 0° | 941 m | 13.0 mi |
| Notch Rock | NE 42° | 893 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:17 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tazewell, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356776079
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